my old xB was perfect as a DD. rated at 105/108 from the factory, i threw on an exhaust, intake, headers, springs, other useless crap, so it was probably 90-100 hp at the wheels and matching torque. completely enough for highway and daily commuting usage. sure, it would strain a little if you were climbing a really really steep hill or mountain, but that's a rare situation. MPGs were generally awesome at 30+. it could haul EVERYTHING. i basically fit my whole dorm/apt room into it when i moved around. i think 100/100 whp/tq is plenty for a practical DD.

I'll break it down for you simple minded people. VWvortex. The VW stands for Volkswagen. And when you create a forum, admins can create sections within the forum. This forum has a section for general car chit-chat. The car lounge. So you see, even though it's a VW forum, you can still discuss other topics.

The Golf TDI should keep you happy. The last time I drove a 2.5rs I thought it was disappointingly slow and the TDI is at least going to feel faster. You can easily average over 30mpgs with one of those. I averaged about 34mpgs over the life of mine and that was 85% backroad all hills and maybe 15% highway.

The RS is slow, the only saving grace to that car is how tossable it is. I also like the fact that it's my POS car, I dont care what happens to it and I drive it like that.

I stopped by the VW dealer yesterday, the Golf TDI is a decent looking car. I'd love it if I could put GTI bits into it though. I need to go for a test drive.

Do you want to commute to work in your DD? Then get the cheapest-to-own-and-run, best possible mileage car.

Do you want to do your boy racer bit and impress everyone with how cool your car is and how much power you have in rush hour traffic? Then get something with lots of HP/TQ (even though 99.99% of the fellow commuters don't give a rat's ass).

People with self-esteem issues drive something to show off as a DD. Others, the more-intelligent ones, see it as a way to get to work cheaply, save money they can use in their life and for their true FUN vehicle, and don't think twice about it.

And spare me the "I want to make my commute time count" crap. It's a commute, not an autocross...

Do you want to commute to work in your DD? Then get the cheapest-to-own-and-run, best possible mileage car.

Do you want to do your boy racer bit and impress everyone with how cool your car is and how much power you have in rush hour traffic? Then get something with lots of HP/TQ (even though 99.99% of the fellow commuters don't give a rat's ass).

People with self-esteem issues drive something to show off as a DD. Others, the more-intelligent ones, see it as a way to get to work cheaply, save money they can use in their life and for their true FUN vehicle, and don't think twice about it.

And spare me the "I want to make my commute time count" crap. It's a commute, not an autocross...

Wow, spare us a detailed examination of your colon polyps. Just get a doctor to take care of it, and ride a 50cc scooter to prove how you dont have a 'self esteem' issue.

Just because you have a boring drive doesn't mean all of us do.

I have more fun on my daily commute route around a mountain than I did while at an autocross.